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Kingsford's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kingsford took in $7.2 million and spent $7.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%State tax money26%Fines and other8.1%

What stands out

37%

of Kingsford's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
37%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.5%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$694 thousand
  • Water$618 thousand
  • Housing$470 thousand
  • Other service charges$320 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
26%$1.9 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$581 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

48%

of Kingsford's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$219 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
  • Water supply$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$62 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kingsford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Kingsford itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.